Areopagites

Weishaupt then decides that all illuminated "Areopagites" shall take the first three degrees of Freemasonry [521]; but further:

Secret Societies And Subversive Movements Nesta H. Webster 1918

"The Council of the Bean (as was shown by my Lord Navarchus de Paralo in his full discourse), being the proposing Senate of Athens (for that of the Areopagites was a judicatory), consisted of 400, some say 500 senators, elected annually, all at once, and by a mere lot without suffrage.

The Commonwealth of Oceana James Harrington 1644

When Paul spoke to the Areopagites, it took him about ten verses to get to unequivocal Christian doctrine.

Landmark Address on the Responsibilities of Universities Freedom has a purpose 2009

When Paul spoke to the Areopagites, it took him about ten verses to get to unequivocal Christian doctrine.

Landmark Address on the Responsibilities of Universities Freedom has a purpose 2009

The Areopagites were an Athenian assembly of judges who were responsible for punishing people who blasphemed against the gods, murdered, or transgressed any of the laws of their city.

Editorial Notes to 'Letter to the Women of England' 2007

Given that it takes St. Paul about ten verses to get around to bringing the good news to the Areopagites, wouldn't a somewhat sterner judgment seem to be in order?

Clarification 2009

The Areopagites: The similarity between the methods of the Areopagites and those of the Spanish Inquisitors would be obvious to the readers of

Editorial Notes to 'Letter to the Women of England' 2007

Iustice benche did sieme to giue place, neither to the Areopagites of the Athenienses, ne yet to the Senate of the Lacedemonians that many a daie after theim ware instituted.

The Fardle of Facions, conteining the aunciente maners, customes and lawes, of the peoples enhabiting the two partes of the earth, called Affricke and Asie 2004

But Solon, fitting his laws to the state of things, and not making things to suit his laws, and finding the ground scarce rich enough to maintain the husbandmen, and altogether incapable of feeding an unoccupied and leisurely multitude, brought trades into credit, and ordered the Areopagites to examine how every man got his living, and chastise the idle.

The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003

In this doubtful quandary and uncertainty what to pitch upon, he sent to the Areopagites then sitting at Athens to learn and obtain their advice and judgment.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002